Aliens is my favorite movie of all time. The effects for the time were incredible, the characters and world created engrossing, and the scene where Ripley fights the queen legendary. Predator, surely the most hard ass hunter ever brought to the silver screen, also has attained cult status over the last 20 years. The thermal vision and clicking throat noise are unmistakable for anything else. Fans ... more.

It was a no brainer really. When Aliens: Colonial Marines was coming out I was going to purchase it and enjoy it because it was going to be great. I mean there is so much rich material to work with, Gearbox Software has produced gold like Borderlands and there was a long development cycle. I mean surely the only thing that can mean is that everyone on the team was just a perfectionist, that they h... more.

Army of Two: The 40th Day is EA Montreal’s studio sequel to an average co-operative FPS shooter that debuted on XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 early last year. This time round the Playstation Portable also gets its own version so you can play with a friend whilst on the go as well. With a new morality system and further refinement of the co-operative FPS model Army of Two first introduced us with, w... more.

Assassin's Creed is a series I've always liked but never truly loved. The annualized series has always maintained a consistently interesting line-up of settings and conflicts with its historical fiction, but always seems to falter in some fundamental areas. Whether it's an issue of pacing, or control problems, or a protagonist who is as likeable as a sack of hedge trimmings, there is always someth... more.

Directed by Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya and developed by Platinum Games in conjunction with publisher SEGA, Bayonetta blasts onto the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 scene on January 7th. With similar action games such as Dante’s Inferno coming around the corner will Bayonetta be able to hold its own and become the new Devil May Cry franchise for action games?
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David Cage's follow-up to the commercially successful Heavy Rain has a lot going for it in terms of raw production. Quantic Dream's figurehead has had access to a full motion capture studio, billions of dollars of assets, a robust development cycle, and the talents of Hollywood actors Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe all for the express purpose of his latest opus. What is sad is that in spite of all of... more.

Bioshock Infinite has been one of the most incendiary videogames released this year. Some people, myself included, loved the experience. A twisted mash-up of high-concept historical science fiction, political commentary, deconstruction of the illusion of choice, and a brutal human perspective on sin and forgiveness all punctuated by ferocious First-Person Shooter gameplay adding up to an unforgett... more.

Every few years, a game comes around that completely changes and revolutionizes the genre it's in, raises the bar for what we as players expect in a game, and sets new standards for things to come. In 2007 that game was Bioshock. The steampunk FPS not only introduced stunning level design in the art deco meritocracy gone wrong that was the underwater city of Rapture, but also had a narrative that ... more.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift is Arc System Works’ latest iteration for the Playstation 3 and XBOX360. Released in the Japanese arcade scene on November 2009, the console versions hit Japan on 1 July 2010 and 27th July for the US. PAL regions will have to wait till the 29th October unfortunately but they will be getting limited edition versions that the US won’t get.
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Gearbox Software and 2K Games brings us a post apocalyptic wasteland known as Planet Pandora offering a gazillion combination of guns, rewarding multiplayer play and the general awesomeness of fusing Diablo loot mechanics with the action of a FPS. For those that wanting a multiplayer focused game and the thrill of discovering an elusive legendary weapon, this game is for you.
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Contrast has been advertised as the newest videogame indie gem. It sports a look that wouldn't be out of place at a 1920s European Circus, is made by the unknown Compulsion Games, and ambitiously attempts to combine puzzle-platforming gameplay with a touching story about childhood and family. Taking into account the budget the studio had to work with and remembering just how wrong other indie game... more.

The original Crysis was infamous for testing people's PCs to their graphical limit. When the sequel was launched on consoles, it brought not only the graphical prowess but a different gameplay experience for console owners. This was no cookie cutter FPS. Crysis 3 brings all of this to the table a third time and although it doesn't raise the bar, it keeps it steady.
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I have died over one-hundred times in my first twenty hours of Dark Souls II. I've fallen from great heights, been poisoned, burned to a crisp, ambushed by club-wielding mutants, blown to pieces by explosives, and been filled with more sharp objects than a storehouse full of knife boxes. In any other game, this would make me hoarse with rage. Most games these days go out of their way to be as empo... more.

Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to the cult sleeper Demon Souls (read our review HERE) which arrived on Aussie shores last year. Demon Souls was lauded around the world as a PS3 exclusive that broke the current trend by delivering a game truly designed for hard core gamers. None of this hand-holding nonsense, Demon Souls punished you - hard and made no apologies for it. If you wanted to get ... more.

It took me a while to get hold of a copy of Darksiders, which meant I had read some critiques and feedback in other reviews. All the preview and gaming footage left me salivating and keen to have a bash, but I was a little worried. The most common comment I read was that it was well executed, but we've seen it all before. I tried to approach the game with an open mind and assess it on its merits. ... more.